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We followed a pair of lionesses for over 3 hours knowing their preference for daylight hunting. Thinking and hoping they were about to strike on a single drinking Giraffe, however with lions being big curious cats, the pair got distracted by a family of Banded Mongoose that panicked attempting to scramble to safety with mongoose scattering here there and everywhere, she struck out at a separated mongoose striking a flattening blow, but somehow the fearless foe wrangled free managing a miraculous escape!
It was such a thrill to witness this rare and exciting David versus Goliath moment, that had a fortunate ending for all the family! This encounter happened in the blink of an eye and having the new lightweight 500PF in hand at the time made all the difference in capturing this sequence. That's not to say I could not have captured this with my 400/2.8 prime but the ease and handheld ability of the 500PF really came into it's own here. Bushman Plains/Okavango Delta- Botswana Nikon D500 Nikkor 500 f/5.6PF E FL VR 1/2500s f/6.3 ISO 360 Cheers Marc |
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